UNIKEA by Kenyon Yeh

UNIKEA, or Unique IKEA is a project by designer Kenyon Yeh in which he seeks to create personal identity from ubiquitous uniformity. Kenyon assembled the pieces from a standard IKEA flat pack without following the instructions (or, as he says, he threw away the instructions). Instead, he simply customized each piece to fit his own personal taste, with the addition of a few details.

Amalgamation of an old detailed English chair leg from resin casting brings a fresh new feel to the simple IKEA design. He says, “The process is liberating and brings a limitless attitude of possibility creating unique furniture instead of doing such a thing that made by forces.”

BRIA

KENN

LOPA

The collection currently consists of four pieces, BRIA, DALT, KENN, and LOPA. UNIKEA is produced and made to order.

Jaime Derringer, Founder + Executive Editor of Design Milk is a Jersey girl living the laid back life in SoCal. She dreams of designing textiles, running more than 8 miles + having enough free time to enjoy some of her favorite things—running, reading, and drawing.